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Dürer ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠠⠁⠏⠕⠎⠞⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠑⠎⠞⠑⠑⠍⠑⠙⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠀
⠍⠁⠗⠧⠑⠇⠇⠕⠥⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠎⠥⠍⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠕⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠉⠥⠞⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠁⠝⠧⠁⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠍⠏⠑⠗⠕⠗⠀⠠⠗⠥⠙⠕⠇⠏⠓⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠲⠀
⠕⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠍⠍⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠁⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠼⠁⠚⠂⠚⠚⠚⠀
⠋⠇⠕⠗⠊⠝⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠊⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠧⠁⠊⠝⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠋⠁⠉⠀⠊⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠠⠍⠁⠭⠊⠍⠊⠇⠊⠁⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠃⠁⠧⠁⠗⠊⠁⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠙⠑⠎⠞⠗⠕⠽⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀
⠁⠞⠀⠠⠍⠥⠝⠊⠉⠓⠂⠀⠎⠊⠭⠞⠽⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠇⠁⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠝⠕⠺⠝⠑⠙⠀⠏⠊⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠠⠙⠗⠑⠗⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠛⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠓⠊⠍⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠚⠕⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠁⠞⠊⠎⠋⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠓⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠞⠕⠕⠅⠂⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠂⠀
⠇⠑⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠝⠕⠀⠑⠝⠛⠗⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠗⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠍⠑⠍⠕⠗⠊⠁⠇⠂⠀
⠎⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠏⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠏⠁⠥⠇⠀⠠⠚⠥⠧⠑⠝⠁⠇⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠑⠇⠇⠑⠝⠞⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠠⠝⠥⠗⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠛⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠺⠊⠝⠛⠎⠂⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠏⠁⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠠⠙⠗⠑⠗⠂⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠚⠁⠉⠕⠃⠀⠠⠓⠑⠇⠇⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠁⠞⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠎⠞⠲⠀
⠠⠚⠁⠍⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠠⠓⠑⠇⠇⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠺⠊⠋⠑⠂
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠗⠞⠽⠗⠙⠕⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠎⠞⠲⠀⠠⠉⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠊⠝⠑⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠑⠚⠁⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠥⠗⠛⠓⠑⠗⠀⠠⠎⠉⠓⠊⠇⠞⠅⠗⠕⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠉⠕⠏⠏⠑⠗⠤⠎⠍⠊⠞⠓⠀⠠⠍⠁⠞⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠠⠇⠁⠝⠙⠥⠑⠗
⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠓⠕⠥⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠞⠺⠑⠇⠧⠑⠀

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